The Role of Organizational Culture in Business IT Alignment
Does organizational culture help or hinder business IT alignment? The authors’ research shows that "firms with more congruent cultures had higher levels of strategic alignment maturity."
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Impact of IT Outsourcing on IT Workers
This study focused on three common approaches to IT reorganization and resizing, as a result of outsourcing, and their impact on the retained IT workers. The authors use the concept of a "psychological contract" to highlight the issues that arise, and to provide guidelines to CIOs so they can manage them better.
Harnessing the Energy of an IT Project
Do IT Projects have momentum? Can we measure and track IT Project momentum? This article defines the concept of momentum within the context of IT projects, introduces a tool for mapping and analyzing momentum, presents a representative case example, and identifies the lessons gleaned from analyzing the momentum maps of 51 IT projects.
Vision Hype and Reality for Delivering Computing as the 5th Utility
This paper defines cloud computing, provides an architecture for creating market oriented clouds, discusses market-based resource management strategies, proposes creating global cloud exchanges, and presents
Enterprise Cloud Computing: What Why and How
This presentation discusses Oracle's vision for enterprise cloud computing – what is cloud computing? Why are enterprises migrating to the cloud? What are the challenges
Implementing Cloud Computing: Opportunities, Challenges, Risks, Strategies
This presentation discusses the opportunities and challenges in implementing cloud computing in the enterprise. What is cloud computing? Why use cloud computing? What are the
A Strategic Look at Cloud Computing
This report looks at the various issues surrounding cloud computing: To Cloud or Not to Cloud? Who is the keeper of the federal cloud? How to maneuver through the cloud? What about safety in the clouds? Steps to the Cloud?
Cloud Computing Governance
This presentation discusses security, governance, risk, and compliance in the cloud and recommends a course of action for cloud computing governance.
Navigating Cloud Computing: A Comprehensive Guide for Government Agencies
This introduction offers government agencies a detailed roadmap for transitioning to cloud computing, covering essential models, benefits, and strategic frameworks.
Getting the Biggest Bang from Your IT Buck
The pressure on CIOs to cut costs increases in economic downturns. The authors argue that a CIOs who focus on "holistic performance optimization" addressing all levers of performance produce higher long term business results and introduce a "performance radar" to put these levers in perspective.
